Cyprus

Via Latin Cyprus, from Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros).

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ˈsaɪ.pɹəs/

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• Homophone: cypress

Cyprus

1. Country in the Middle East, in the Mediterranean Sea. Member state of the European Union since 2004. Official name: Republic of Cyprus.
2. Island between Europe and the Middle East, in the Mediterranean Sea.

• Cypriot
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Cyprus (uncountable)

1. (historical, textiles) A thin, translucent, usually black fabric, a kind of crape.

• (countries of Europe) country of Europe; Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, North Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City

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Cyprus n

1. Cyprus

From Ancient Greek Κύπρος (Kúpros)

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈky.prus/, [ˈkʏ.prʊs]
• (Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃi.prus/, [ˈt͡ʃiː.prus]

Cyprus m (genitive Cyprī); second declension

1. Cyprus

Second declension, with locative.

• Cyprus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Cyprus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette